Individual Details
Dr. Melvin Arthur "MA" Bresee Md
(6 Aug 1872 - 1 May 1942)
1942 death info is from a LA Times obituary which stated his place of birth, a graduate of the USC Medical College, place of death and grave location.
Check census years 1920, 1930 and 1940.
1910 census shows him married for 7 years to Ethel M., age 34, she was born in Canada as were her parents. She has had only one child. He is age 37. Their daughter, Dorothy M., is age 4. The family is living on Bonnie Brae Ave. in Los Angeles. He is now in undertaking or funeral director and not shown as a doctor.
1900 census shows him single, age 27, place of birth and living in Los Angeles. He is shown as doctor.
Check census years 1920, 1930 and 1940.
1910 census shows him married for 7 years to Ethel M., age 34, she was born in Canada as were her parents. She has had only one child. He is age 37. Their daughter, Dorothy M., is age 4. The family is living on Bonnie Brae Ave. in Los Angeles. He is now in undertaking or funeral director and not shown as a doctor.
1900 census shows him single, age 27, place of birth and living in Los Angeles. He is shown as doctor.
Events
Families
| Spouse | Ethel Maude Raymer (1876 - 1952) |
| Child | Dorothy May "Dolly" Bresee (1906 - 2000) |
| Father | Phineas Franklin Bresee D.D. (1838 - 1915) |
| Mother | Maria Elma Hebbard (1836 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Ernest Hebbard "EH" Bresee (1861 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Lily Bresee (1864 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Phineas Wright "PW" Bresee (1865 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Bertha M. Bresee (1868 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Dr. Paul Horace Bresee MD (1871 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Susan E. Bresee (1874 - 1946) |
Endnotes
1. Aaron Merritt Hills, Phineas F. Bresee - A Life sketch, Digital Publication Copyright 1997 Holiness Data Ministry (Kansas City, Mo.: Nazarene Publishing House, 1997), page 14; [printed book: no date - no copyright], ( : accessed .
